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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Andover

Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.

 

5

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 2 ppb

The legal limit for alachlor, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-07-0314G0203-03ND
2014-10-0214J0184-01ND
2016-03-293421478ND
2017-12-1117L0409-01ND
2018-02-2118B1034-01ND